Chile · observation
Piedra Run, Playa Mar Brava, Chiloé
· Los Lagos
Chiloé Silvestre director Javier Cabello told La Cuarta that a leopard seal was found injured and exhausted at Piedra Run on Playa Mar Brava. Sernapesca took it into care. The cause of its injuries was not established. Source: https://www.lacuarta.com/icarito/noticia/herido-y-exhausto-la-misteriosa-aparicion-de-un-leopardo-marino-que-rescataron-en-chiloe/NLLQQUBEWZBCXIQMJUN4ZLBF44/
- Species
- Leopard seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- La Cuarta — Guido Macari Marimón, interviewing Javier Cabello / Chiloé Silvestre
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- La Cuarta's interview explicitly places the finding call on Saturday 6 August 2022; 30 August is publication. The source names Hydrurga leptonyx. This is separate from the October 2020 Puñihuil visit mentioned as background. No injury cause or origin is asserted.
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.